Lavernat () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Geography Lavernat is a commune in the southern part of the Sarthe department, located in the Haut-Maine region (specifically the "Maine blanc"), south of Le Mans and north of Tours.
Neighbouring communes The neighbouring communes are:
North-East: Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf East: Luceau South-East: Montabon South: Vaas West: Verneil-le-Chétif North-West: Mayet
Climate Several studies have been conducted to characterize the climatic conditions across mainland France. In 2010, the climate of the commune was classified as a degraded oceanic climate of the Central and Northern plains according to a study by the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) based on data covering the period 1971–2000. In 2020, the predominant climate was classified as Csb (Köppen climate classification), representing a warm-summer Mediterranean climate / temperate climate with a dry and fresh summer for the 1988–2017 period.
Furthermore, Météo-France places the commune in a transition zone between oceanic and altered oceanic climates, within the "Moyenne vallée de la Loire" climatic region, characterized by good sunshine hours (1,850 hours/year) and relatively dry summers. For the 1971–2000 period, the average annual temperature was , with an annual temperature range of 15 °C. The average annual rainfall total was . For the 1991–2020 period, the nearest standard meteorological station, located away in Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais, recorded an annual average temperature of and an annual rainfall total of .
Urbanism
Typology As of January 2024, Lavernat is categorized as a rural commune with dispersed habitat under the communal density grid defined by INSEE. It is located outside of any urban unit. However, the commune forms part of the multi-commune catchment area (aire d'attraction) of Montval-sur-Loir, which includes 12 communes and is categorized among areas with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants.
Land use The land use of the commune, according to the Corine Land Cover (CLC) database, is dominated by agricultural land (52.4% in 2018, down from 53.8% in 1990). The detailed breakdown for 2018 is as follows: forests (42.3%), arable land (19.9%), meadows (19.8%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (11.5%), scrub or herbaceous vegetation areas (4%), urbanized zones (1.4%), and permanent cultures (1.1%).
See also Communes of the Sarthe department
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